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EPISODE · Aug 20, 2021 · 1H 13M

WHAT if NBA Free Agency was more like The Bachelor

from We Have A Take: A Portland Trail Blazers Fan Podcast · host W.H.A.T. Podcast

Here for the right reasons. With Brandon Earl Smith (@brandonearl_) of Two Bros and a Rose a Bachelor Franchise Podcast (@twobrosandarose). :30 Getting to know Brandon who grew up in Indiana but Hoosiers is not his basketball story.  3:30 If teams had to approach free agency like it was The Bachelor, who would make the best NBA Bachelor? Russell Westbrook, TJ McConnell, Enes Kanter, Jusuf Nurkic? 10:30 Which teams would be best at playing the game and trying to win over the Bachelor? The Heat, (not the Knicks) 13:30 Both the Lakers and the Clippers show up in helicopters.  14:40 How do the Blazers show up? Does Olshey insist on going? Will Damian go?  18:00 Do the Charlotte Hornets or the Chicago Bulls send Michael Jordan? 21:00 Group Date activities- gotta see if they are there for the right reasons so what can they do on the court? Scrimmage, NBA Trivia, CBA Quiz 23:30 A good group activity could be to tell your best Chris Paul story. In front of Chris Paul.  25:30 How would Rose Ceremonies work?  27:10 Is Bachelor in Paradise more like the playoffs or like Summer League?  28:00 What lines would work in both Bachelor and NBA Free agency? “Empty Stats Guy”, “I’m here for the ring”, “I think we can get there” 31:00 Disaster free agencies like Bachelor disasters.  32:30 What about 1:1 activities? Maybe if LaMarcus Aldridge could have written his fears on a balloon and let them fly away he’d still be in Portland.  33:30 We’re going to lure Klay Thompson with Burgerville. 36:00 We’ve reached the mascot portion of the Bachelor! 39:00 What if it was fans who had to woo the free agents.  40:00 Who would be the NBA Bachelor Host? Sheed & Bonzi, Joel Embiid, Chris Paul, JR Smith, LaMar Hurd, Malika Andrews & Hassan Whiteside, Patty Mills, Turtle from Entourage, Rihanna, Lizzo, Adelle, KD Lang, Ian Karmel or Kelly Aucoin,   46:00 Cody Zeller interlude.  53:30 Question from Brandon, what do Portland fans really want or expect from their team? (2016 Never happened) 56:30 Have we ever really had expectations of a Championship for Damian Lillard? 59:00 Adam Silver if you are listening, we’ve got a solution for evening the playing field for small market teams.  1:00 The closest we ever felt to a Championship lately was the year Wesley Matthews got injured.  1:03 Hornets fans don’t like Nicholas Batum. Find us on Twitter! @cassidygemmet, @tcbbiggs, @wehaveatake roses clipart PNG Designed By 588ku from Pngtree.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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